The State of Iran’s Nuclear Programme: What Can Negotiations Achieve Before UN Sanctions Expire in October?

In light of the upcoming sanctions expiration, the West have three options: a plan for new nuclear negotiations, deterrence, or military action.
The Long Road to a Substantive Settlement in Yemen

Attacks from Within and Without: Threat Perceptions from Israel

A crisis that could escalate into war can originate from Israel’s domestic as well as regional international environment alike.
The Expansion of Baku-Erbil Relations and its Impact on Iran

China and the Middle East: From Performative to Substantive Participation in Regional Affairs?

The tripartite China-Saudi Arabia-Iran agreement does not herald the beginning of a new era of Chinese primacy in the region.
Domestic and Foreign Policy Under Israel’s New Government

Domestic and Foreign Policy Under Israel’s New Government Held on 13 February, 2023 Speakers Yossi Mekelberg | Professor of International Relations and an associate fellow of the MENA Program at […]
Harnessing Ideology: Addressing Iran’s ‘Soft Power’ in Latin America

On 11th January, Iran’s naval commander announced[i] that Iran would station warships in the Panama Canal before the end of 2023. Further exasperating concerns, according to documents[ii] published recently by the Brazilian navy, […]
Domestic and Foreign Policy Under Israel’s New Government

Register for the event on Zoom at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_vugTgR5wQR2s1XGh0OF_DQ On 3rd November 2022 Benjamin Netanyahu’s election win brought to end an unprecedented period of difficulties with forming lasting governing […]
In Conversation with Brian Hook (dup) – TEST EVENT

*No registration required. Join the event by clicking on the Zoom link below or copying it into your browser manually: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88951187480Â Join MENAF in conversation with Brian Hook to discuss his […]
Iran and Saudi Arabia: Mutual Threat Perceptions and the Potential for Conflict

For about a year and a half, there was hope that Iran and Saudi Arabia, two Persian Gulf neighbours and regional rivals, would overcome the period of hostility between them […]